Join the discussion: What's the most expensive phone you've owned, and was it worth it?

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Iskra Petrova
Iskra Petrova
Phonearena team
• 1y ago

My iPhone 13 Pro Max. I'm very happy with this phone and I don't regret spending the money at all. But I'm planning to keep it for a while ?

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DFranch
DFranch
Arena Apprentice
• 1y ago

$800 for the Galaxy S7 edge might not seem like a lot, but it was 7 years ago. While I paid a similar $800 for the S21+ and S23+, Those phones are much better than the buggy S7 edge was. One day battery was decent, the next it would lose 10% battery in an hour just sitting on the desk with the screen off. It was the 1st phone where I had to constantly check the battery to make sure it hadn't started eating battery for no reason. I had to reboot that thing a couple of times a week because of battery drain issues. The front swipe FPS worked about 25% of the time. When I got the Oneplus 7 pro to replace it I was much more reliable IMHO. I was hesitant to get the S21+ after the OP 7 Pro, but Samsung seemed to have exorcised their demons by this point.

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Tsvetomir.T
Tsvetomir.T
Arena Apprentice
• 1y ago

Coming from POCO F3 to iPhone 14 Pro Max I can say it's a game changer. There is small details that I don't like in iOS but overall I think it's worth it.

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Splitfinity
Splitfinity
Arena Apprentice
• 1y ago

My current iPhone 14 pro. Coming from a long line of android, last iphone being a 3gs, i don't think it's worth it. Lot's of little thing android does better. And the camera is ok, but focuses weird at short distances and wwaaaaaayyy oversaturates most photos.


Overall the phone is good, but like 7/10 good. Maybe i'll stay on iphone, maybe i'll go back to android next year when/if something interesting comes out on the android side.

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stferrari
stferrari
Arena Apprentice
• 1y agoedited

S23 Ultra 512Gb. Great battery, buttery smooth UI, very good sound and great screen. Camera is great but most these days are. However, cameras in a phone I think are a mear convenience and not a decision factor in phone purchases for me. All these things being said you are darn skippy it was worth every penny. Wish everything was less expensive these days but it is what it is.

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tokuzumi
tokuzumi
Arena Master
• 1y ago

I think it was my iphone 13. And no, it wasn't worth it.

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Aleksandar Anastasov
Aleksandar Anastasov
Phonearena team
• 1y agoedited

It was my iPhone 6S, and it was definitely worth it. Loved that phone, too bad it got stolen... ?

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monkeyb
monkeyb
Arena Apprentice
• 1y ago

Nokia N-Gage back in 2005. I was starting my university days and I was broke after buying it. That was the most expensive thing I purchased at the time.


oh yes! It was totally worth it.

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ivan.k
ivan.k
Phonearena team
• 1y ago

Back in the time I bought Galaxy S3....now I'm not keen on giving hundreds of thousands of $$$ for a phone.

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iphoneisboss
iphoneisboss
Arena Master
• 1y ago

My iPhone 14 Pro Max is the most expensive phone I’ve ever bought. I love the phone overall, including the camera, but as I’ve said many times, the zoom capabilities are a bad joke in the face of the competition.

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